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Building on a “remarkable” fiscal rebound, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $49.6 billion state budget Wednesday, prioritizing increased spending on everything from early childhood initiatives to education to reproductive health care.

Even factoring in the possibility of a “mild recession” this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker laid out on Wednesday includes nearly $50 billion in state spending, bolstered by projections of continued near record-high tax revenues.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Even factoring in the possibility of a "mild recession" this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker la...

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will present from the Illinois House chambers to a joint session of state representatives and senators.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a fiscal year 2024 budget that includes $350 million more in K-12 funding and significant increases to early education and higher education.

An additional 5,000 children will be able to go to preschool next year under a proposal Gov. J.B. Pritzker will introduce Wednesday when he pitches his 2024 fiscal year plan to legislators and the public.

During his annual state budget address today, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $219 million increase in funding for public higher education across the state, which would mean a 7 percent increase for Western Illinois University for fiscal year 2024.

The plan includes a $75 million increase in preschool grants, $130 million for childcare workforce contracts, and a $100 million boost to college funding

(The Center Square) – In his first address before a full joint session of the General Assembly since before the pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker presented his State of the State and budget address Wednesday. Included was a ...

We urge the governor and lawmakers to approve the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s recommended budget.